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Dr Steve Webber, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA
Dr William Harman, Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
| Preface | |
| Contributors | |
| Immunology and Genetics | |
| The Immune Response to Organ Allografts | |
| Allorecognition Pathways | |
| Costimulation | |
| The HLA System and Histocompatibility Testing for Organ Transplantation | |
| Gene Polymorphisms and Pharmacogenomics | |
| Genomics and Proteomics as Research Tools | |
| Tolerance: A Review of its Mechanisms in the Transplant Setting | |
| Immunosuppression and its Complications | |
| Mechanism of Action of Immunosuppressive Agents | |
| Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression | |
| Novel Immunosuppressants | |
| Therapies for Allosensitized Patient | |
| Infections Post-transplantation | |
| Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Malignancy | |
| Organ Toxicities | |
| Kidney Transplantation | |
| Historical Notes | |
| Recipient Characteristics | |
| Evaluation of the Candidate | |
| Donor Evaluation, Surgical Technique and Perioperative Management | |
| Pathology of the Kidney Allograft | |
| Post-transplant Management | |
| Outcome and Risk Factors | |
| Liver Transplantation | |
| Historical Notes | |
| Recipient Characteristics | |
| Evaluation of the Candidate | |
| Donor Evaluation, Surgical Techniques and Perioperative Management | |
| Pathology of the Liver Allograft | |
| Post-transplant Management | |
| Outcome and Risk Factors | |
| Heart Transplantation | |
| Historical Notes | |
| Recipient Characteristics | |
| Evaluation of the Candidate | |
| Donor Evaluation, Surgical Technique and Perioperative Management | |
| Pathology of the Cardiac Allograft | |
| Post-transplant Management | |
| Outcomes and Risk Factors | |
| Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation | |
| Historical Notes | |
| Recipient Characteristics | |
| Evaluation of the Candidtae for Heart and Lung Transplantation | |
| Donor Evaluation, Surgical Technique and Perioperative Management | |
| Pathology of Lung Allograft | |
| Post-transplant Management | |
| Outcomes and Risk Factors | |
| Intestinal Transplantation | |
| Historical Notes | |
| Recipient Characteristics | |
| Evaluation of the Candidate | |
| Donor Evaluation, Surgical Technique and Perioperative Management | |
| Pathology of the Intestinal Allograft | |
| Post-transplant Managment | |
| Outcomes and Risk Factors | |
| Special Issues after Pediatric Transplantation | |
| Growth and Puberty | |
| Cognitive Development | |
| Psychosocial Adaptation and Adherence | |
| Pregnancy | |
| Gynecologic Issues | |
| Transition to Adult care | |
| Index | |
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